User device for registering disease related states of a user

Abstract

A wearable electronic user device comprising a processor, a touch-sensitive display and a timer is disclosed. The device can be used to register disease-related states of the user. The processor is configured to generate a scoring scale comprising at least three distinct scores concerning disease-related states of the user. The touch-sensitive display is configured to display the scoring scale as generated by the processor enabling a user interaction with the scoring scale. The timer is configured for generating timing information for registering timing instances associated with the detected user interaction. The processor is configured for detecting the user interaction with the touch-sensitive display on or nearby the scoring scale to assign scoring information to the detected user interaction by associating the user interaction with one of the distinct scores.

1 . A wearable electronic user device comprising:
 a processor configured to generate a scoring scale comprising at least three distinct scores concerning disease-related states of a user;   a touch-sensitive display operably coupled to the processor and configured to display the scoring scale as generated by the processor to enable a user interaction with the displayed scoring scale;   a timer operably coupled to the processor and configured for generating timing information for registering timing instances associated with the detected user interaction;   wherein the processor is configured for detecting the user interaction with the touch-sensitive display on or nearby the scoring scale to assign scoring information to the detected user interaction by associating the user interaction with one of the distinct scores;   wherein the processor is further configured to assign first scoring information to a first detected user interaction at a first position of the scoring scale associated with a first score at a first timing instance and to maintain this first scoring information during a time interval between the first timing instance and a second timing instance, wherein the second timing instance coincides with a second user interaction at a second position of the scoring scale associated with a second distinct score, and   wherein the processor is configured to assign a second scoring information to the second detected user interaction that is different from the first scoring information.   
     
     
         2 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to generate at least one of:
 a first graphical element for display on the touch sensitive display;   a second graphical element for display on the touch sensitive display;   a third graphical element for display on the touch sensitive display;   wherein the processor is configured to detect a further user interaction with the first, second, and/or third graphical element to generate an event indicator triggered by the user interaction with the first, second or third graphical element;   wherein the timer is configured for generating timing information associated with the user interaction with the first, second and/or third graphical element, such that the event indicator can be correlated in time with the scoring information.   
     
     
         3 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to generate the scoring scale such that the scoring scale is displayed as an arc on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the processor assigns scoring information associated with a good state of the user to a middle part of the arc and assigns scoring information distinct from the good state to parts of the arc on both sides of the middle part of the arc. 
     
     
         4 . The device according  claim 1 , wherein the device comprises at least one accelerometer operably coupled to the processor and configured for registering movements of the user and to generate movement information, wherein the timer generates timing information associated with the movement information. 
     
     
         5 . The device according to one  claim 1 , wherein the device comprises contains a network connection unit operably coupled to the processor and configured for transmitting at least the scoring information and the associated timing information over a network to an external computer system. 
     
     
         6 . The device according to  claim 5 , wherein the devices comprises a watch, wherein the watch optionally comprises a subscriber card to transmit the scoring information and associated timing information to the external computer system directly over a telecommunications network. 
     
     
         7 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the device is further configured for displaying a medicine intake alert on the touch-sensitive display. 
     
     
         8 . The device according to  claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured for generating an image of a medicine for the user for display on the touch-sensitive display. 
     
     
         9 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured for generating instructions for the user for display on the touch-sensitive display and detect follow-up by the user of the instructions. 
     
     
         10 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the device comprises an alarm module for generating an alarm signal. 
     
     
         11 . A wearable electronic user device comprising:
 a processor configured to generate a scoring scale comprising at least three distinct scores concerning disease-related states of the user;   a touch-sensitive display operably coupled to the processor and configured to display the scoring scale as generated by the processor to enable a user interaction with the displayed scoring scale;   wherein the scoring scale is displayed as a curved shape and comprises at least a first input region, a second input region and a third input region associated with the at least three distinct scores enabling the user to select different disease related states of the user; and   wherein the processor is configured for detecting the user interaction with the first input region, the second input region and the third input region on the touch-sensitive display to assign at least first, second and third scoring information to the detected user interaction by associating the user interaction with one of the distinct scores.   
     
     
         12 . The wearable electronic user device according to  claim 11 , wherein the scoring scale is substantially aligned with a boundary of the touch-sensitive display. 
     
     
         13 . The wearable electronic user device according to  claim 11 , wherein the scoring scale is an arc-shaped scoring scale. 
     
     
         14 . (canceled) 
     
     
         15 . A system comprising:
 a wearable electronic user device comprising:
 a processor configured to generate a scoring scale comprising at least three distinct scores concerning disease-related states of a user; 
 a touch-sensitive display operably coupled to the processor and configured to display the scoring scale as generated by the processor to enable a user interaction with the displayed scoring scale; 
 a timer operably coupled to the processor and configured for generating timing information for registering timing instances associated with the detected user interaction; 
 wherein the processor is configured for detecting the user interaction with the touch-sensitive display on or nearby the scoring scale to assign scoring information to the detected user interaction by associating the user interaction with one of the distinct scores; 
 wherein the processor is further configured to assign first scoring information to a first detected user interaction at a first position of the scoring scale associated with a first score at a first timing instance and to maintain this first scoring information during a time interval between the first timing instance and a second timing instance, wherein the second timing instance coincides with a second user interaction at a second position of the scoring scale associated with a second distinct score, and 
 wherein the processor is configured to assign a second scoring information to the second detected user interaction that is different from the first scoring information; and 
   an external computer system for use in communication with the user device, wherein the external computer system comprises:
 a receiver configured to receive at least the scoring information assigned by the processor of the user device associated with the timing information; and 
 means for generating a diagram showing a variation of the assigned scoring information over a time interval based on the timing information. 
   
     
     
         16 . The system according to  claim 15 , wherein the receiver is further configured for receiving at least one event indicator associated with timing information as generated by the processor of the user device and wherein the means for generating the diagram are configured for placement of the event indicator in the diagram with the scoring information in association with the timing information. 
     
     
         17 . The system according to  claim 15 , wherein the external computer system is configured for generating average scoring information over a time interval based on scoring information assigned by the processor over multiple identical time intervals received by the receiver of the computer system from the user device. 
     
     
         18 . The system according to  claim 15 , wherein the external computer system is configured for transmitting a medicine intake alert message to and/or data for generating an image of the medicine at the user device. 
     
     
         19 . The system according to  claim 18 , wherein a point in time for transmitting the medicine intake alert message and/or the data for generating the image is determined based on the scoring information and/or one or more of the event indicators that were received from the user device and/or the average scoring information determined at the external computer system. 
     
     
         20 . The system according to  claim 15 , wherein the external computer system is configured for generating an interface comprising data from users of a plurality of user devices, wherein the users and/or user devices are distinguished in the interface based on the score information assigned by the processors of the respective user devices. 
     
     
         21 . A method in an electronic user device comprising:
 generating a scoring scale with at least three distinct scores concerning disease-related states of a user;   displaying the generated scoring scale on a touch-sensitive display of the user device;   detecting a user interaction of a user at or nearby the scoring scale displayed on the touch-sensitive display;   generating timing information for registering instances of time associated with the detected user interaction;   assigning scoring information to the user interaction by associating the user interaction with one of the distinct scores, wherein first scoring information is assigned to a first detected user interaction at a first position of the scoring scale associated with a first distinct score at a first timing instance and maintaining the first scoring information during a time interval between the first timing instance and a second timing instance, wherein the second timing instance coincides with a second user interaction at a second position on the scoring scale associated with a second distinct score; and   assigning second scoring information to the second user interaction, different from the first scoring information, at the second timing instance.   
     
     
         22 . (canceled)